diff --git a/test/apps/basics/src/routes/middleware/index.js b/test/apps/basics/src/routes/middleware/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52de5b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/apps/basics/src/routes/middleware/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+export function get(req, res, next) {
+	if (req.headers.accept === 'application/json') {
+		res.end('{"json":true}');
+		return;
+	}
+
+	next();
+}
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diff --git a/test/apps/basics/src/routes/middleware/index.svelte b/test/apps/basics/src/routes/middleware/index.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c4e094
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/apps/basics/src/routes/middleware/index.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<h1>HTML</h1>
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diff --git a/test/apps/basics/test.ts b/test/apps/basics/test.ts
index 1247bfc..e1f16a2 100644
--- a/test/apps/basics/test.ts
+++ b/test/apps/basics/test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,25 @@ import { wait } from '../../utils';
 declare let deleted: { id: number };
 declare let el: any;
 
+function get(url: string, opts?: any): Promise<{ headers: Record<string, string>, body: string }> {
+	return new Promise((fulfil, reject) => {
+		const req = http.get(url, opts || {}, res => {
+			res.on('error', reject);
+
+			let body = '';
+			res.on('data', chunk => body += chunk);
+			res.on('end', () => {
+				fulfil({
+					headers: res.headers as Record<string, string>,
+					body
+				});
+			});
+		});
+
+		req.on('error', reject);
+	});
+}
+
 describe('basics', function() {
 	this.timeout(10000);
 
@@ -116,38 +135,25 @@ describe('basics', function() {
 		assert.equal(requests[1], `${base}/b.json`);
 	});
 
-
 	// TODO equivalent test for a webpack app
-	it('sets Content-Type, Link...modulepreload, and Cache-Control headers', () => {
-		return new Promise((fulfil, reject) => {
-			const req = http.get(base, res => {
-				try {
-					const { headers } = res;
+	it('sets Content-Type, Link...modulepreload, and Cache-Control headers', async () => {
+		const { headers } = await get(base);
 
-					assert.equal(
-						headers['content-type'],
-						'text/html'
-					);
+		assert.equal(
+			headers['content-type'],
+			'text/html'
+		);
 
-					assert.equal(
-						headers['cache-control'],
-						'max-age=600'
-					);
+		assert.equal(
+			headers['cache-control'],
+			'max-age=600'
+		);
 
-					// TODO preload more than just the entry point
-					const regex = /<\/client\/client\.\w+\.js>;rel="modulepreload"/;
-					const link = <string>headers['link'];
+		// TODO preload more than just the entry point
+		const regex = /<\/client\/client\.\w+\.js>;rel="modulepreload"/;
+		const link = <string>headers['link'];
 
-					assert.ok(regex.test(link), link);
-
-					fulfil();
-				} catch (err) {
-					reject(err);
-				}
-			});
-
-			req.on('error', reject);
-		});
+		assert.ok(regex.test(link), link);
 	});
 
 	it('calls a delete handler', async () => {
@@ -275,4 +281,18 @@ describe('basics', function() {
 		await wait(50);
 		assert.equal(await title(), 'bar');
 	});
+
+	it('runs server route handlers before page handlers, if they match', async () => {
+		const json = await get(`${base}/middleware`, {
+			headers: {
+				'Accept': 'application/json'
+			}
+		});
+
+		assert.equal(json.body, '{"json":true}');
+
+		const html = await get(`${base}/middleware`);
+
+		assert.ok(html.body.indexOf('<h1>HTML</h1>') !== -1);
+	});
 });
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